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Abby Batchelder Joins ICSC as Spring Intern

January 13, 2026

Abby Batchelder has joined ICSC as a spring intern at the Office of Government Relations & Public Policy in Washington, D.C.

She will be working on a variety of issues, including organized retail crime (ORC) legislation and economic and environmental policies.

Batchelder is a junior at the University of Maine, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a double major in Political Science. Following graduation, she plans to pursue a career in political messaging.